Review: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Will Convert Any Non-Queen Fan

Entertainment

Posted on October 26, 2018

By Daniel Oreskovich

Look, I’m not against Queen.

I’m 25 and I just never grew up listening to them at any point in my life. I didn’t know much, if anything, about Freddie or anyone from the band, so I went into this film very open to learning new things… and learn new things I did.

Bohemian Rhapsody tells the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen in an inspiring yet, at times, cheesy way. I say cheesy because, yeah, there are some slightly cringeworthy lines thrown in, but it wasn’t a deal-breaker, and really, the gripping concert remakes made up for any minor downfalls.

It’s a fascinating insight to the life of Mercury, starting from his humble beginnings as a baggage handler right through to that iconic Live Aid performance in 1985.

Rami Malek recently admitted that he hasn’t ever been a method actor (living as the character 24/7), however he used the technique during Bohemian Rhapsody to truly embrace the persona of the rockstar with absolute authenticity. And it paid off. Malek embodies Mercury so well, I was genuinely believing it was Freddie Mercury.

Despite a few parts which felt rushed and a couple of scenes where I really struggled to believe, I still left the film in absolute awe and yep, I blasted all of Queen’s greatest tracks on the drive home–the first time I’ve ever played them (and won’t be the last).